February Snails

February Snails

Four blocks for the draw.  I’ve only ever done a couple of these blocks before, about 30 years ago, miniature paper-pieced, and never wanted to do them again, but making them without paper-piecing has now changed my...

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Strippy Blocks mailed….

… my six blocks were taken to the post office this morning, an envelope each for Marianne and Myrna.  A little bit late getting them off, sorry, but I really wanted to show them to my monthly group – which happened on Saturday.  The should take 7-10 days to arrive from here.  Karen N in Cape Town.  

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Four Birds

Four Birds

I am very pleased with how the six triangles meet up!  Can’t say the same about the triangles on the bias, but they’re close!   I will make some more for myself, and if they are perfect/better will swap them out. Four for the draw – from Karen N in Cape Town. I was so impressed with Sophie’s photography of her blocks I didn’t even see the snow!  I think I thought is was just more faded...

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Scrappy Strips

Scrappy Strips

Oh what fun – and so quick to create.  Three blocks for now.  My pieces came from the pile of off-cuts that sits in a small square Ikea box just behind my sewing machine.  I collect up everything whilst busy with various projects, and then when full take this box to my weekly quilt group and sort and cut up, and re-sort into usable squares, blocks, strips, strings and scraps, and finally dog-bag bits (perish the thought of of sitting at...

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XPlus mailed

My four blocks mailed to Kristin at the post office today.    Should take 10-14 days from here to arrive.  Depending on who is on duty at our local post office depends on whether it goes at medium letter or small parcel rates, this time was the more expensive parcel rate, c’est la vie.  Congratulations!  Karen N in Cape Town, South Africa.

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